It's Been awhile

Well it's been awhile since I last posted...let me rephrase that, it's been 1 year and 5 months since I last posted. Yet sadly not alot has happened to me. Well probably not sadly. The biggest thing that has happened to me in the last year and 5 months is I did CPE. CPE was probably one of the best things that ever happened to me. It was a great experience. I have grown so much as a pastor in the last six months. I experience many a things that I hope I never have to experience again, but I am glad for the experience.
One thing that I seemed to experience the most was death. I have never been around so many deaths such a short period of time. From premature babies to elderly men who died alone I saw alot. I think the biggest thing I took away from this experience is that death is apart of life. Death is something that just happens. Yet it sucks. To lose a loved one is just an awful thing.
What helped me through this time of death were those words of Romans. Nothing in life nor death can separate us from the love of God. I did feel God's presence at all the deaths I was around, yes even the baby who died. Not to say I wasn't confused or angry at God, but I did feel God's presence. There was comfort found in prayer and scripture at the times of death.
Any way those were just some thoughts that I was thinking about as I finish up my pastoral care class.